We enjoyed making marks in shaving foam
We made spiders with play dough
We played with 'gloop' in the water tray
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Creative development
We have been making minibeast masks
We made model spiders by painting egg boxes with black paint and adding pipe cleaners for legs
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Nursery Summer overview 2010
Language, Literacy & Communication
-Self portraits for summer term
-Read/ listen to variety of theme related poems/stories (also taped/CD/online)
-Continue to take home picture books on weekly basis
- ‘Letters & Sounds’ – continue Phase 1 speaking/ listening games and activities.
-Become proficient in recognising /overwriting own names
-Theme related Pre-writing activities – emergent writing, colourings, tracing simple outlines, writing patterns.
-Theme related pre-reading activities- jigsaws/ odd-one-out etc.
-Computer/IWB/Plasma touch screen for language activities
Mathematical Development
-ABACUS maths scheme activities Term 3.
-Explore symmetry (butterflies, ladybirds, etc)
-Pictograms (favourite mini beast, favourite mode of transport etc)
-Sorting objects into sets e.g. by how many wheels a vehicle has, number of legs on animals, etc)
-Measuring length in non standard units (pictures of vehicles/animals)
-Explore patterns on caterpillars, butterflies, tyres.
-Ordinal numbers – race toy cars (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
-Dot to dot pictures
-Number games/ flashcards/jigsaws/templates etc.
-Computer/IWB/Plasma touch screen for number activities
Physical Development
-‘Val Saben’ scheme activities (Gym/Games)
-Various activities to further develop and refine fine motor/gross motor skills e.g. large apparatus/ small tools/ outdoor equipment/garden tools/ scissors to refine cutting skills/ lacing cards/ mallets etc.
-Outdoor activities e.g. play fort/ climbing frames/bikes/scooters/walks etc.
-Investigate ways we move – explore travelling/making pathways, etc
-fly kites
-parachute games
Welsh Language Development
-Learn some simple theme related vocabulary –vehicles, animals, minibeasts.
-Watch Welsh language DVD’s (Fflic aFflac/ Ding Dong) to enhance and develop language and extend vocabulary
Personal & Social Development, Well-being & Cultural Diversity
-Primary National Strategy (SEAL) PSE scheme for ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changes’ topics
- Rules for looking after minibeasts and animals.
-Circle time activities – talk about favourite animals, favourite ways of travelling, favourite places to visit with their families, discuss feelings about moving onto a different class.
-Ugly bug tea party
-Look at modes of transport in other countries
-Look at pictures of animals from other countries
-Talk about Road safety rules
Creative Development
ART-Theme related art and craft activities e.g. painting/drawing/ junk models/playdough
-Still life drawings/paintings
-clay models/collages/junk models of minibeasts/vehicles
DT-Half term hometask – create something that moves
-Make spiders using egg boxes and pipe cleaners.
-make windmills
MUSIC- Music Express activities, minibeast/transport songs
CREATIVE MOVEMENT- ‘Val Saben’ scheme activities
-Move like various forms of minibeasts/animals/vehicles
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
-Mini beast hunt – study in bug boxes/with magnifying glasses
-Ant farm, butterfly garden – observe changes
-Study lifecycles of a butterfly and frog
-Visit school pond to observe pond life
-Traffic surveys
-Barnaby Bear’s travels
- People who help us – crossing patrol
-Observe seasonal weather changes
-Investigate space/space travel
-Experiment with floating and sinking
-Observe shadows
-Compare past and present transport
Religious Education
-Continue to learn more about good v bad, right v wrong, kind v unkind in terms of choices, behaviour, attitudes
-Stories – ‘The good Samaritan’, ‘Jonah and the whale’, ‘Daniel in the Lion’s den’
-Thank you prayers for our dads for Father’s day (emergent writing)
-Self portraits for summer term
-Read/ listen to variety of theme related poems/stories (also taped/CD/online)
-Continue to take home picture books on weekly basis
- ‘Letters & Sounds’ – continue Phase 1 speaking/ listening games and activities.
-Become proficient in recognising /overwriting own names
-Theme related Pre-writing activities – emergent writing, colourings, tracing simple outlines, writing patterns.
-Theme related pre-reading activities- jigsaws/ odd-one-out etc.
-Computer/IWB/Plasma touch screen for language activities
Mathematical Development
-ABACUS maths scheme activities Term 3.
-Explore symmetry (butterflies, ladybirds, etc)
-Pictograms (favourite mini beast, favourite mode of transport etc)
-Sorting objects into sets e.g. by how many wheels a vehicle has, number of legs on animals, etc)
-Measuring length in non standard units (pictures of vehicles/animals)
-Explore patterns on caterpillars, butterflies, tyres.
-Ordinal numbers – race toy cars (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
-Dot to dot pictures
-Number games/ flashcards/jigsaws/templates etc.
-Computer/IWB/Plasma touch screen for number activities
Physical Development
-‘Val Saben’ scheme activities (Gym/Games)
-Various activities to further develop and refine fine motor/gross motor skills e.g. large apparatus/ small tools/ outdoor equipment/garden tools/ scissors to refine cutting skills/ lacing cards/ mallets etc.
-Outdoor activities e.g. play fort/ climbing frames/bikes/scooters/walks etc.
-Investigate ways we move – explore travelling/making pathways, etc
-fly kites
-parachute games
Welsh Language Development
-Learn some simple theme related vocabulary –vehicles, animals, minibeasts.
-Watch Welsh language DVD’s (Fflic aFflac/ Ding Dong) to enhance and develop language and extend vocabulary
Personal & Social Development, Well-being & Cultural Diversity
-Primary National Strategy (SEAL) PSE scheme for ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changes’ topics
- Rules for looking after minibeasts and animals.
-Circle time activities – talk about favourite animals, favourite ways of travelling, favourite places to visit with their families, discuss feelings about moving onto a different class.
-Ugly bug tea party
-Look at modes of transport in other countries
-Look at pictures of animals from other countries
-Talk about Road safety rules
Creative Development
ART-Theme related art and craft activities e.g. painting/drawing/ junk models/playdough
-Still life drawings/paintings
-clay models/collages/junk models of minibeasts/vehicles
DT-Half term hometask – create something that moves
-Make spiders using egg boxes and pipe cleaners.
-make windmills
MUSIC- Music Express activities, minibeast/transport songs
CREATIVE MOVEMENT- ‘Val Saben’ scheme activities
-Move like various forms of minibeasts/animals/vehicles
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
-Mini beast hunt – study in bug boxes/with magnifying glasses
-Ant farm, butterfly garden – observe changes
-Study lifecycles of a butterfly and frog
-Visit school pond to observe pond life
-Traffic surveys
-Barnaby Bear’s travels
- People who help us – crossing patrol
-Observe seasonal weather changes
-Investigate space/space travel
-Experiment with floating and sinking
-Observe shadows
-Compare past and present transport
Religious Education
-Continue to learn more about good v bad, right v wrong, kind v unkind in terms of choices, behaviour, attitudes
-Stories – ‘The good Samaritan’, ‘Jonah and the whale’, ‘Daniel in the Lion’s den’
-Thank you prayers for our dads for Father’s day (emergent writing)
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Sharing assembly
We began the week with a sharing assembly. We shared with the rest of the infants what we did last term:
" We did fingerprint chicks"
"We baked and sold cakes for Bobath"
"We did colour mixing"
"We are taking picture books home"
Friday, 23 April 2010
On the Move - Minibeasts!
Our topic this term is 'On the Move' and for this half term we are looking at different minibeasts. This week and next week we are learning about caterpillars and butterflies. We have enjoyed the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'.
We made minibeasts out of play dough
We have our very own minibeasts in Nursery to take care of:
ants............
We have enjoyed watching the ants crawling around in their new home. We have been looking closely to see if they have started to dig tunnels. We fed the ants a tiny piece of apple. We have to feed them once a week.
We also have 5 caterpillars to look after. They are eating their food like the very hungry caterpillar did in the story and are growing bigger every day. In a few weeks time they will be beautiful butterflies.
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